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Friendship as Social Justice Activism brings together academics and activists to have essential conversations about friendship, love, and desire as kinetics for social justice movements. The contributors featured here come from across the globe and are all involved in diverse movements, including LGBTQ rights, intimate-partner violence, addiction recovery, housing, migrant, labor, and environmental activism. Each essay narrates how living and organizing within friendship circles offers new ways of dreaming and struggling for social justice. Recent scholarship in different disciplinary fields as well as activist literature have brought attention to the political possibilities within friendship. The essays, memoirs, poems, and artwork in Friendship as Social Justice Activism address these political possibilities within the context of gender, sexuality, and economic justice movements.

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An exciting, safe, and fun guide to a spicier side of sex Kink For Dummies is a safe, positive, and easy-to-read roadmap to expanding (and exploring!) your sexual and personal horizons. It walks you through kink basics, shattering stigmas and myths as it goes, and explains how you can integrate these unique-to-you desires into your life using a mutual consent and respect framework. This book offers you multiple avenues to explore and play with your fantasies and provides step-by-step guidance on communication strategies, practices, and agreements you'll need to understand and implement so you can safely discover what you and your partner(s) enjoy the most. Inside: Straightforward and non-judgmental kink fundamentals, including bondage, role playing, fantasy, domination and submission, and moreStrategies for overcoming common challenges and fearsTechniques for finding your community and navigating a kinky lifestyle, regardless of your ageA thrilling and informative exploration of mutually rewarding sexual experiences, Kink For Dummies is a fun and shame-free guide to connecting with your sexuality.